[kictanet] New Software to deepen spying on internet users

Alex Kamiru nderitualex at gmail.com
Mon Sep 3 09:34:02 EAT 2012


I also got lost in the article on whether it was a case for IPv6 or a 
case against NAT. There is need to have technology biased editors to go 
through some of this articles before publishing.

On 09/03/2012 08:46 AM, John Gitau wrote:
> Well you were not that anonymous anyway. I'm sure something will give 
> at some point.
>
> On the other hand we might need to do a workshop called 'technology 
> for journalists' if they are to keep writing articles like these.
>
> And if this is about ipv6 we are nowhere near large scale migration 
> yet. But so much is going on in that area right now.
>
> The bigger issue is people using resources outside our borders. Like 
> foreign smtp servers, or foreign originated sms's. ISPs would need 
> very clear terms. For instance only allowing email through their smtp 
> servers for onward relay, or heuristicaly blocking messages based on 
> some algorithm.
>
> Gitau
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 3 Sep 2012, at 07:59, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke 
> <mailto:ali at hussein.me.ke>> wrote:
>
>> Listers
>>
>> Could this be a case of sensationalism? Or does the Government really 
>> want to have a sneak on whatever you do online?
>>
>> From experience we know that anyone can be traced using IP addresses 
>> unique to a computer or mobile phone. Read on and judge for yourself?
>>
>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/New+software+to+deepen+spying+on+Internet+users+/-/539546/1493584/-/ig0bka/-/index.html
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> *Ali Hussein*
>>
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>
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